AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were
connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the matrix switch.

The command team has taken a set of images which just manage to capture the earth in one corner of the field of view and allow us to
calculate ALON / ALAT as below. This is a good ALAT to provide power and
protect the cameras from direct sunlight. Therefore, we have terminated the station keeping magnetorque and will begin drifting past the sun.
At approximately ALON = 330 we can begin lowering ALAT.

ARISS is made up of delegates from major national amateur
radio organizations, including AMSAT.

Status: Operational.

Numerous contacts have been made with Valery Korzun. Sergei Treschev has also been active.

Alain, IZ6BYY and Claudio, IK1SLD wish to announce the opening of the ISS Fan Club. The ISS Fan Club is a free no-profit
organization. The first 100 subscribers will receive by mail a nice picture of ISS Crew #1 signed by Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko at
the ISS Forum 2001 in Berlin. The official ISS Fan Club website is at http://www.issfanclub.com

After being declared dead 21 years ago in mid 1981 due to battery failure,
AO-7 has miraculously sprung back to life and was first detected by Pat
Gowen, G3IOR on June 21, 2002 at 1728 UTC. Jan King, W3GEY reports AO-7 is almost certainly running only off the solar panels. It is very
likely to be on only when in the sun and off in eclipse. Therefore, AO-7 will reset each orbit and may not turn on each time. It is in
Mode A when the 29.502 MHz beacon is detected.

On July 11, 2002 AO-7 was successfully commanded for the first time since
it was declared dead 21 years ago. Commands were sent and accepted to change the CW beacon code speed.

Command investigation continues. So far, 11 different commands have been accepted by AO-7.

Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 and
RS-13 on his personal web site. In addition to satellite data,
antenna information for mode A operation is also featured.
The WB6LLO web site URL is http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads

Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe
that the UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the
transponder. The controller monitors battery voltage and tries to
protect the batteries from over discharge.

Launched August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the
Tanegashima Space Center in Japan
Operational.

The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following
operation schedule of FO-29:

through June 30, 2002

JA

Mineo, JE9PEL, has updated his FO-29 satellite telemetry
analysis program. The software will automatically analyze all
digital telemetry from the satellite such as current, voltage and
temperature. The JE9PEL FO-29/software update is available at http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/

Chris G7UPN, UoSAT Ground Controller, has recently outlined the current problems he is experiencing with this satellite.

"Due to the cold temperature, we are currently unable to command the spacecraft to rectify the problem. The reason the Tx cycles is a
watchdog timer that cycles the power on and off every few days to ensure that we don't have the same problem which occurred on UoSAT-1
(where the transmitter gets left on and the receivers are therefore blocked).

At the moment there's not a lot we can do to rectify the problem. We will continue to look at it periodically, however for now it will
have to remain in its current state."

25 September 13:25 UTC pass. The VHF beacon is now ON, and is transmitting continuous ASCII telemetry. Good signals. Telemetry
nominal. Internal temperatures have risen by 2C since last heard on 10 September. Battery voltage, a healthy 14.0.

The mode-S beacon on 2401.5 MHz has been heard by many stations including ZL1AOX, OE1VKW, OE6AG, PE1ITR, WA6WFW, ZL2MV, OZ1MY,
W7KKE, IW1AM and K5OE. These reports indicate that the recent problems on OSCAR-11 have not effected the operation of this beacon.

After having a good week of full power, PCsat will be back to midday and afternoon passes beginning mid-week 10/01/2002.

PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web
site http://pcsat.aprs.org. The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by
midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.

As of August 18th 2002, BBS software is running. There is a beacon
every 60 seconds. Directory and files "download only" mode.
"CONOK OFF". No DIGI.

The downlink is a standard FSK downlink compatible with standard 9600 baud TNCs. The downlink will "sound" similar to
UO22/KO23/KO25. If the BBS is loaded, you will be able to decode the downlink using
WiSP. If the BBS is not loaded, and you leave the TNC in KISS and open a
terminal program, you should see the text "TECHSAT V.xx" about once a minute.

The satellite is not currently available for uplink
transmissions and image and transponder recovery efforts have
been unsuccessful.

SEDSAT-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and
Development of Space (satellite number one).

SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the
performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel
Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and
experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This
information has provided NASA with useful information. With the
exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,
SedSat-1 has been judged a success.

Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe
have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from
either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.

Jerry, K5OE reports the following:

I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni
Novgorod:

Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia. He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says:
"Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13) perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)"
Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon. They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small.
Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the
AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page:

Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe
have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from
either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.

Jerry, K5OE reports the following:

I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni
Novgorod:

Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia. He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says:
"Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13) perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)"
Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon. They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small.
Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)

The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of
launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to be
available to amateur radio operators along with software to
utilize this technology.

The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet radio
portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's initial 2-year
mission life, but telemetry records are still being downloaded.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud
digital store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode
capability. One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia built by the Space Research Institute at the King
Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.